WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GRADES 9 AND10 NIGHT PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GRADES 9 AND10 NIGHT “PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS” Tuesday, October 11 th – 6:30 p.m.

Breakout Session-Which is YOUR best fit? 2 Canvas – Understand this tool and explore Review transcript   College Admission Information Naviance-College and Career Tool   SAT and ACT  PowerSchool-maximize this resource  4-year plan  Understanding the distinction and what it takes to Overview of diploma track options   obtain WHS scheduling process  Course load balance and Responsible Rigor  Club Hub  Finding value in employment and internship  opportunities Importance of soft skills 

CCR READINESS 101: It’s all about FIT Mrs. Carroll Easterday, Director of College and  Career Readiness Contact: easterdayc@wws.k12.in.us  3

One Goal for All Graduates 4

Postsecondary Options 5 Certifications & Professional On-the – Job Associate’s Bachelor’s Military Certificates Degree Training Degree Degree

Work experiences shape career choices 6  Fifty percent of college graduates indicate they would have chosen a different degree than the one they received.

The challenge for graduates: 7 Best outcome is emergence Demand & of the three Earnings aspects of fit Aptitude Interests & Skill

http://www.hoosierdata.in.gov/inreality 8

Economic quality of life relationship to completing post-secondary education 9 Employability and Earnings  Nearly 70% of all new jobs require education beyond high school  College graduates earn about $1 million more over the course of their lifetime than do high school graduates  Currently 33% of working adults in Indiana have a college degree today.  By 2025, at least 60% will need a college degree or credential to be employed  Greatest job growth in Indiana is within the Middle Skills – certification and OTJT – On the Job Training -55% of the new jobs in Indiana Source: Indiana Department of Work Force Development

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What it Means to Be Career Ready: 12 A career-ready person effectively navigates pathways that connect education and employment to achieve a fulfilling, financially-secure and successful career. A career is more than just a job. Career readiness has no defined endpoint. To be career ready in our ever-changing global economy requires adaptability and a commitment to lifelong learning, along with mastery of key knowledge, skills and dispositions that vary from one career to another and change over time as a person progresses along a developmental continuum. Source: “Building Blocks for Change,” Career Readiness Partner Council, 2012

Employability Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions 13 A career-ready person has a good understanding of their interests, talents and weaknesses and a solid grasp of the skills and dispositions necessary for engaging in today’s fast -paced, global economy. These include, but are not limited to: Goal setting and planning  Managing transitions from school to work and back again, and from one occupation  along a career pathway to another Clear and effective communication skills  Critical thinking and problem solving  Working productively in teams and independently  Effective use of technology  Ethical decision-making and social responsibility  Source: “Building Blocks for Change,” Career Readiness Partner Council, 2012

Targets for 9 th and 10 th Grade Students 14  Academic planning that leads to success transitions after high school - reasonable rigor  Attend the college and career planning sessions sponsored by WHS  Build value into your meetings with your counselor – name colleges/post- secondary training programs that you may consider  Parents: NPC (Net Price Calculator) or The Indiana College Costs Estimator through Learn More Indiana – check out the app!  Visit college websites for information on admission requirements, campus visits when traveling with family, virtual campus tours, and scholarship information  Use summer months to learn more about a career, develop leadership  Build your capacity to lead – band, church youth group, service  Naviance: SuperMatch ™, Scattergram, College Comparison – finding college and post-secondary options – discovery Had an academic slip up? Colleges look favorably at “turn - around” performance. Dig  in and make the most of options to make yourself ready for post-secondary options of ALL types.

Naviance Family Connection constant core support 15

Summer skill building programs for high school students 16  Explore- a -College: http://www.earlham.edu/~eac  “OLAB” Opportunities to Learn About Business: http://www.wabash.edu/olab/  CMC University of Indianapolis : http://www.uindy.edu/pre-college-music- program  IU School of Medicine Student Research Opportunities: http://medicine.iu.edu/research/student-research-opportunities/  Ball State University Journalism Workshops: http://bsujournalismworkshops.com/  Butler University Bridge Program: http://www.butler.edu/english/writing- camp/butler-bridge/  Purdue University Youth Programs: http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/outreach_community/youth_programs.html  The IUPUI Nanotechnology Discovery Academy (INDA) http://crl.iupui.edu/programs/INDA/index.asp

Web Resources – 9 th and 10 th Grade Students and Parents 17  Naviance – Family Connection  http://www.learnmoreindiana.org  http://indianacareerconnect.com  http://www.collegeboard.org  http://www. hoosierhot50 .com  http://www.act.org/path/parent/  https://www.khanacademy.org/  http://www.kiplinger.com  http://www.hoosierdata.in.gov/inreality  http://www.luminafoundation.org/files/resources/g alluppurdueindex-report-2014.pdf

Check out these apps! 18  Naviance Student Mobile App (Naviance – App Store only )  SAT & ACT Score Converter (The College Board)  Indiana College Cost Estimator (Learn More Indiana)  Khan Academy  College Go 1.3 – 1 st Generation Students (The College Board)  Permit Test IN Indiana (Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles)

The College Application Book (CAB): • Your go-to resource for answers to your college questions – check it out if you are curious about specific college admission topics. • “CAB” is located in Naviance on your Homepage in “Links” or at WHS Counseling home page. 19

Main Session: Pathways to Success-YOUR plan 20 BREAKOUT SESSION #1 BREAKOUT SESSION #2 Option A: WHS Technology-Staying Option A: WHS Technology-Staying Connected Connected LGI-Mr. Doherty & Mrs. Larrison LGI-Mr. Doherty & Mrs. Larrison Option B: Navigating High School-WHS 101 Option B: Navigating High School-WHS 101 TLC-Mrs. Vondersaar & Mrs. Ulsas TLC-Mrs. Vondersaar & Mrs. Ulsas Option C: College Readiness Option C: College Readiness LGI-Mrs. Busack & Mrs. Johnston LGI-Mrs. Busack & Mrs. Johnston Option D: AP Capstone-Understanding the Option D: Career Connections-Value in distinction career preparedness Auditorium-Mrs. Knight Auditorium-Mr. Marley